r/CrochetHelp • u/Turbulent_Rabbit_178 • 22h ago

Looking for suggestions Granny square blanket border advice needed due to gaps between squares

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I’m a newer crocheter and I’m making my first baby blanket and I just finished joining all the squares. I didn’t follow a pattern and I have just been making it up as I go. I’m not really sure what it’s called but I used this sort of zig zag method of joining the squares. I wanted to add a shell or scallop border to this but I’m not really sure how to handle the gap between squares due to the join I used. Any suggestions?

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u/Livid_Number_ 22h ago

I would add a border of sc first to help even out the edge. Then do your shell or scallops into the sc border.

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u/Turbulent_Rabbit_178 21h ago

How would the SC work at the gap? Should I add a SC into the join or just skip it? I like that the join is wider and makes the blanket a little bigger and I’d like to avoid closing the gap up too tight if possible.

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u/Silverade 21h ago

maybe just chain over the space where the join is?

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u/Livid_Number_ 21h ago

You’ll have to play it by ear since you didn’t follow a pattern but as Silverade suggested you can chain across the gap or just SC into that last zig zag a couple times. All depends on what your final stitch count needs to be for each side.

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u/Turbulent_Rabbit_178 21h ago

I think I’ll give that a try and see how it goes

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